Shloka 2

Vibhaga 1, Adhyaya 74 — ब्रह्मप्रोक्तलिङ्गार्चनविधिः

Materials, Classes, and Fruits of Linga-Worship

Devanagari script

इन्द्रनीलमयं लिङ्गं विष्णुना पूजितं सदा पद्मरागमयं शक्रो हैमं विश्रवसः सुतः

Transliteration

indranīlamayaṃ liṅgaṃ viṣṇunā pūjitaṃ sadā padmarāgamayaṃ śakro haimaṃ viśravasaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

Ein Liṅga aus indranīla (blauem Saphir) wird stets von Viṣṇu verehrt; Śakra (Indra) verehrt einen Liṅga aus padmarāga (Rubin); und der Sohn des Viśravas verehrt einen goldenen Liṅga—so ehrt ein jeder Śiva, den Pati, durch das heilige Sinnbild, das den paśu aus dem pāśa erlöst.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रनीलमयम्: made of blue sapphire (indranīla)

• लिङ्गम्: Liṅga, the emblem of Śiva

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu

• पूजितम्: worshipped

• सदा: always

• पद्मरागमयम्: made of ruby (padmarāga)

• शक्रः: Śakra/Indra

• हैमम्: made of gold

• विश्रवसः सुतः: the son of Viśravas (Rāvaṇa/Kubera depending on context)

• (पूजयति/आचरति): worships/observes (implied).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)